Gemini VIII

National Aeronautics and Space Administration launch of a
Titan II GLV Rocket

National Aeronautics and Space Administration was scheduled to launch a Titan II GLV rocket as part of the
Gemini VIII (Gemini 8) mission. The launch window for the Human Exploration mission was on Wed, Mar 16th, 1966, 11:41 AM EST from Space Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral, FL. The status of the launch was Success.
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Mission

Gemini VIII (Gemini 8)

Gemini 8 was the sixth crewed mission of the NASA's Project Gemini. The mission was commanded by Command Pilot Neil A. Armstrong and Pilot David R. Scott. Gemini 8 conducted the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit, but suffered the first critical in-space system failure of a U.S. spacecraft which threatened the lives of the astronauts and required immediate abort of the mission. The mission began on March 16, 1966, 16:41:02 UTC and ended on March 17, 1966, 03:22:28 UTC.